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Bianca Devins was allegedly killed by purported ‘friend’ Brandon Clark as the pair travelled back from a concert in New York City

Few could foretell the events that would lead to the despicable murder of 17-year-old Bianca Devins, allegedly killed by purported ‘friend’ Brandon Clark as the pair travelled back from a concert in New York City.

Any crime like this is unspeakably vile, but what has made this particular episode so grotesque is the subsequent social media tsunami that has followed. Clark posted pictures of Devins’ mutilated body on internet message boards 4Chan and Discord, before also posting the images on his Instagram account.

Such is the often callous and detached nature of social media, the images quickly spread across and beyond the platform. As did wildly conflicting speculation; the man was initially...